Sony Hack: The Interview’s Impact on Holiday Box Office, Sarah Silverman Starring In HBO Pilot, ‘The Hobbit’ Finale Opens with $24.5 Million

Sony Hack: The Interview's Impact on Holiday Box Office

Sony pulled the movie from its scheduled release date, but none of the other movies playing over the holiday season are expected to get a boost. (THR)

Sarah Silverman Starring In HBO Pilot

The Emmy-winning actress-comedian is headlining a half-hour comedy pilot written by Secret Diary Of A Call Girl creator Lucy Prebble. (DH)

‘The Hobbit’ Finale Opens with $24.5 Million

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, took in $24.5 million at 3,875 locations on its opening day. (VAR)

TV Women Leap Into Antihero Scene

You've seen the ladies who lunch? These are the women who punch. (LAT)

Civil Rights Group Asks Sony to Fire Amy Pascal

ColorOfChange.org is circulating a petition asking members to urge Sony Pictures to fire co-chairman Amy Pascal. (THR)

Andrew Lloyd Webber Bringing ‘School of Rock’ Musical To Broadway

Look out for the world premiere of a new musical based on the 2003 Jack Black comedy from Paramount. (DH)

Stephen Colbert: Late Night’s Book Nerd

The Colbert Report ends its run today, but yesterday was its last “ordinary” show, and its last guest was, of all people, a fiction writer. (VUL)

The Woman Responsible For Nickelodeon's Golden Age Of Cartoons

It seemed like Nickelodeon didn't have any plans to start work on animation before Vanessa Coffey showed up in 1988. (HP)

What 'Annie’s' Original Composer Thinks of the New Movie

Charles Strouse thought a musical version of Annie was a terrible idea at first. (VF)